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| Amazing episode. It was really sad and a bit disturbing to see Akira quickly go on a downward spiral. I liked seeing all of the interesting and beautiful environments that the crew encountered though. It seemed like the map that the swan guy gave the girls was actually accurate? I didn't pay attention to see if the future stops (toy soldiers) matched the images but the previous ones did like the mushrooms and goats. EDIT: According to someone else it does match up. Seems like Nadeshiko is learning how to aim a bow and arrow. She is the most boring girl to me so I'm really interested to see if she will defend everyone else eventually (most likely at that zombie stop that's coming up) |
Reply to Jettersfreak
Now that we've seen a few more stops, the meaning of each of the shapes on the map is starting to become a little more clear, or at least some patterns are starting to form.
At all the square stops, they were able to get off the train and actually speak with the inhabitants around that station (although some are more dangerous than others). All the circle stops were passed by without speaking to anyone who lived there, either because it was too dangerous to or because there isn't anyone to speak to.
Now we'll just have to wait until next week to see what the diamond shape means...
At all the square stops, they were able to get off the train and actually speak with the inhabitants around that station (although some are more dangerous than others). All the circle stops were passed by without speaking to anyone who lived there, either because it was too dangerous to or because there isn't anyone to speak to.
Now we'll just have to wait until next week to see what the diamond shape means...
| @Jettersfreak Square - only people are affected, but the town remains the same Circle - were passing by stops without anyone to speak to. Diamond - both people and town are affected, as we can see from Inariyama-koen that its people have been transformed and the town itself also has been changed into that kind of miniature town. another question is what's waiting for them in the empty circle stations. |
何それ？意味分かんない  |
| The fungus that was growing on Akira's back was finally pulled out. But unfortunately that actually makes Akira lose her soul and make it difficult to control. Then they needed a doctor to cure Akira. They passed station after station until they arrived at Inariyama station. We are also shown one by one the world that is happening in their current timeline. It really is like more disaster. Then the question is, is the doctor here?  |
RafaBryanApr 23, 4:46 AM
| Yoka and Shizuru's relationship is quite the fascination. Since leaving Higashi-Agano, the girls are are once again on the way to Ikebukuro, though still a very long way to go. Akira being smelled on her butt from Pochi, and upon reaching Musashi-Yokote, seeing nothing but a plain land and goats striking at the train, it's surreal watching events like that happen. The idea of letting the girls take turns to drive, Shizuru can't be driving the train the entire way. But for Akira, the thought of mushrooms coming out from her butt is weird, if not anything else. From a place full of laughing turnips to space-like areas, and even an area where there's golf balls raining, the road ahead is filled with uncertainty. Reimi finally catching on Akira hiding her butt, and it indeed is a mushroom, and more than exposing the raw and tumultuous relationship between both girls, Akira...isn't getting any better, and starts to act all crazy. The tip from Zenjiro is going to Inariyama Park for a cure, and passing through the various stations for help, nothing is materializing, even when they reach Inariyama-koen. A weird call ringing has both Reimi and Shizuru walking into the rather miniscule town where they're treated as Gullivers, shot down by toy soldiers. How weird can this trip ever go? |
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| they passed some really weird stations. to keep things interesting inside the train..... somebody has to do movie character level of stupidity, which Akira did by keeping her mushroom a secret. time to find a cure or Akira would remain mentally challenged. |
| I loved this episode. Everything about this anime is weird and bizarre, and it ensures that you never know what to expect. I find myself excited every time they stop, just wondering what crazy things the girls will encounter. The art is also very beautiful, and I've been enjoying the soundtrack. Can't believe that Akira didn't realize she had a mushroom growing out of her butt, though I guess she was probably in denial. I'm very intrigued to see what happens next! |
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Reply to AkeZZZ
@Jettersfreak
Square - only people are affected, but the town remains the same
Circle - were passing by stops without anyone to speak to.
Diamond - both people and town are affected, as we can see from Inariyama-koen that its people have been transformed and the town itself also has been changed into that kind of miniature town.
another question is what's waiting for them in the empty circle stations.
Square - only people are affected, but the town remains the same
Circle - were passing by stops without anyone to speak to.
Diamond - both people and town are affected, as we can see from Inariyama-koen that its people have been transformed and the town itself also has been changed into that kind of miniature town.
another question is what's waiting for them in the empty circle stations.
| @AkeZZZ The correlation is spot on. I also want to add that the square border must mean the people can speak too. I don't know about diamond border, next week we'll get answer. And I also think the border is indicating survivability rate. Circle = high (theory broken by angry goats?), square = medium, diamond = low to impossible (need next episode to confirm). Because in Inariyama there's JASDF (Japanese Military Force HQ). So I think low chance for them to survive. And the hospital is on the other side of JASDF, so yeah most likely they will go there for Akira's treatment. And the next station after Inariyama should Musashi-Fujisawa (I get it from Maps, CMIIW) which empty labeled, maybe no weird case like other stations. Based on station looks and maps, I don't see anything much. I love the Gulliver's Travel reference as they said it. |
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Reply to Narizor
Well, it turns out that what Akira had on his butt was not a tail but a fungus, which is worse, and it affected them quite a bit. Akira has become my favorite in these few episodes, so I hope they recover soon.
They have already advanced 22 stations and with respect to the map it turned out to be quite useful and I believe that in the squares there is still a way to communicate with their inhabitants without being hostile, in the circles it seems that their inhabitants were seriously affected that they became primitive and they do not reason why the little or no communication in all aspects and rhombuses at the moment seem to show a hostile development with new visits and these places should be taken seriously and with extreme caution.
Furthermore, it seems that the world is influenced by the dreams that Shizuru tells Youka.
They have already advanced 22 stations and with respect to the map it turned out to be quite useful and I believe that in the squares there is still a way to communicate with their inhabitants without being hostile, in the circles it seems that their inhabitants were seriously affected that they became primitive and they do not reason why the little or no communication in all aspects and rhombuses at the moment seem to show a hostile development with new visits and these places should be taken seriously and with extreme caution.
Furthermore, it seems that the world is influenced by the dreams that Shizuru tells Youka.
| @Narizor Love your forum pic. Akira cemented her position as my favorite out of the 4 last episode, and she kept delivering this episode. She just keeps tripping whenever she's running anywhere, and her voice acting is hysterical. Her voice was toned down a bit when she entered "stoner" mode, but we still got several meme-worthy moments. Making Reimi eat dictionary pages sandwiched between rice crackers was some creative, weirdly-detailed trolling. |
| This show has a weird way of simultaneously getting crazier with each episode and getting more plot-depth. Now the show is not only replete with allusions to psychedelic mushrooms and a parody of the mentality of the Japanese normies, but also resembles some kind of mixture of animated arthouse and The Twilight Zone. Although I will not deny, more and more things seem to be surrealism for the sake of surrealism without any special logic or punch line. |
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| One thing this episode makes me think of is the duck-boat guy isn't so simple, managed to surive a trip from Ikebukuro to Agano without having a train as protection... |
 To add, this one scene of Nadeshiko shooting a bow was out of nowhere and has zero explaination. What meaning it might have? |
| Some very weird stations in this episode with those crazy goats, laughing radishes, screaming people trees and flying organs! Akira butt shroom left her brain dead, hopefully they can find a good doctor at Inariyama station! |
| The vibes in this feel even darker now. I could feel how afraid Akira was all this time before she got lobottomized That forest with the tree people was pretty creepy. What kind of place has that well organized of a military that so quickly they instantly head out to shoot down some giant regular sized schoolgirls lol |
Reply to SilentNox
To add, this one scene of Nadeshiko shooting a bow was out of nowhere and has zero explaination. What meaning it might have?
| @SilentNox She's practicing archery for self-defense. Nadeshiko has to be the secretly tough girl of the group. |
Reply to SilentNox
To add, this one scene of Nadeshiko shooting a bow was out of nowhere and has zero explaination. What meaning it might have?
SilentNox said: Probably looking to obtain some primitive weaponry. Might be able to hunt with it, but self-defense with a bow would be asking a bit much.To add, this one scene of Nadeshiko shooting a bow was out of nowhere and has zero explaination. What meaning it might have? I have to give full credit to Akira for saving them from the mushrooms last episode... and full blame to her for keeping the growth on her butt secret, resulting in her succumbing to the mushrooms even worse than the others. This team is cooperating a bit better, but still has a long way to improve if they want to survive much longer. Aside, I take it the opening song, "GA-TAN GO-TON", is onomatopoeia for a train running over joints in the track? As for the circles, squares and diamonds on the map... those are symbols on ski fields marking easy, intermediate and advanced slopes (and double diamond denotes extremely difficult slopes), but maybe that's just a coincidence. |
TakataApr 24, 2:42 AM
| Some people have noted that at least some of the transformations of the different stations have to do with local features around the real life stations. The Inariyama military base was mentioned above. I looked at Higashi-Hannō (golf ball place) on Google Maps and it's near a whole lot of golf courses, and Bushi (with the jizō statues) means "disciple of Buddha". Any speculations on forthcoming stations? |
| They really need to take a closer look at that map they got LOL It looks like there's some crazy stuff up ahead, and some big problems too, I'll just leave it at that. Anyone notice how Yoka (I think that's who it was?) said she wanted to fight an anteater and eat mushrooms, which you know, they did. Everyone in the first station turned into animals and she ate mushrooms in the first station. Maybe all of this weird stuff came from her head? |
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| Love the atmosphere but i have to skip the mushroom harassment scene |
| I feel like I'm always eagerly waiting for a new episode just to feel extremely weird and creepy. Not that I'm complaining though 😄 |
| Akira going crazy 😵 Shizuru and Reimi become Gulliver LMAO Things just keep escalating. |
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| I swear, this anime just keeps getting progressively weirder and each of the stops is creepier than the last. Goat people ramming into the train, laughing vegetables, livers floating in space and now a Gulliver station. Either the mangaka was very creative or... well it doesn't matter either way. The point is that with Akira leaving the fungus too much time in her butt she went into the opposite direction of her cautious nature. I thought she was turning into an animal but I guess that was a regional effect probably. No idea how this is gonna turn out. |
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rasterman7 said: Either the mangaka was very creative or... well it doesn't matter either way. This is an original anime series so not based on the works of a mangaka. Although it's receiving a manga adaptation like many other original anime do, sometimes closely timed to coordinate with the anime's release. Apparently this was in the works for years though. |
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rasterman7 said:
Either the mangaka was very creative or... well it doesn't matter either way.
Either the mangaka was very creative or... well it doesn't matter either way.
This is an original anime series so not based on the works of a mangaka. Although it's receiving a manga adaptation like many other original anime do, sometimes closely timed to coordinate with the anime's release.
Apparently this was in the works for years though.
| @WatchTillTandava Ok, scratch "mangaka" and replace it with "writer", my bad. It's still very odd and strange. Hopefully it doesn't downgrade in the way Wonder Egg Priority did. |
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| i really enjoying this show !! |
| so there were mushrooms after all... a liked the adolescence theory tho xD |
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Reply to Shirowhite01
@Ryushindai Well it's not a random plot. The story is about the search for their friend Yoka and the journey into the unknown. What happened to the world after the 7G incident and what horrors the Agano volunteers suffered for them to be coming home crying and some didn't even return.
Seriously it's not that hard to understand.
Seriously it's not that hard to understand.
| @Shirowhite01 this person being a white knight for his favorite anime reads 3 words in the whole post and start spouting nonsense lol what you said has nothing to do with whatever I wrote |
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| Hmm very weird episode tbh. Akira is now became childish or something. And the world building of this show is very good regardless of the plot. |
| But it's so good, I've never known anybody like you But it's so good, I've never dreamed of nobody like you And I've heard of a love that comes once in a lifetime And I'm pretty sure that you are that love of mine |
| This is the craziest show of this season by miles. I like the design and the weird dialogues, they make the show funnier. Really unpredictable. |
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| Top tier greatness. |
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| I feel bad for Akira. I wonder if the mushroom has been affecting her brain since it took root. Keeping it a secret from her friends might only make things worse. Removing the mushroom seems risky too, especially since it's been rooted in her for so long. And now that we've seen mushrooms and little people, Shizuru is definitely going to fight an anteater at some point, right? |
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